Location
The mound was discovered in 1988, under the direction of John James Coulton, to the east of the ancient city of Balboura; it was discovered during the survey conducted in the upper drainage areas of the Karaçulha and Küçüklü creeks (Coulton 1989; 1992; 1998). In Coulton's preliminary reports, it was stated that ceramics from the 4th, 3rd and early 1st millennia BC were found here, without any visual material. In 1990, the mound and its immediate surroundings were declared an archaeological site. Extensive surface surveys were carried out in the mound between 2008 and 2012 within the scope of the Çaltılar Archeology Project led by Nicoletta Momigliano (Momigliano 2013; Momigliano et al. 2011); In 2020, with the presidential decree and the permission of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums, systematic excavations began under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Aykurt (Aykurt et al. 2023).
Bibliography
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J. J. Coulton, 1998. Highland cities in south–west Turkey: the Oinoanda and Balboura Surveys. (Ed. Roger Matthews), Ancient Anatolia. Fifty Years’ Work by the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. London: British Institute at Ankara, s. 225–236.
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Research and Excavation History
The mound was discovered in 1988, under the direction of John James Coulton, to the east of the ancient city of Balboura; It was discovered during the survey conducted in the upper drainage areas of Karaçulha and Küçüklü Streams (Coulton 1989; 1992; 1998). In Coulton's preliminary reports, it was stated that ceramics dating back to the 4th, 3rd and early 1st millennium BC were found here, without visual material. In 1990, the mound and its immediate surroundings were declared an archaeological site. Extensive surface surveys were carried out in the mound between 2008 and 2012 within the scope of the Çaltılar Archeology Project led by Nicoletta Momigliano (Momigliano 2013; Momigliano et al. 2011); In 2020, with the Presidential Decree and the permission of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums, Prof. Dr. Systematic excavations were started under the direction of Ayşegül Aykurt (Aykurt et al. 2023).
Bibliography
A. Aykurt, K. Böyükulusoy, U. Oğuzhanoğlu, 2023. “Çaltılar Höyük 2021 Yılı Kazıları”, Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı 42/1, 313–327.
J. J. Coulton, 1993. “North Lycia before the Romans”, J. Borchhardt, G. Dobesch (Ed.), Akten des II. Internationals Lykien–Symposions, Wien, 6.–12. Mai 1990, Vienna, 79–85.
J. J. Coulton, 1998. “Highland cities in south–west Turkey: the Oinoanda and Balboura Surveys”, R. Matthews (Ed.), Ancient Anatolia. Fifty Years’ Work by the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, London, 225–236.
N. Momigliano, 2013. “Çaltılar Arkeolojik Projesi 2012/Çaltılar Archaeological Project”, ANMED Anadolu Akdenizi Arkeoloji Haberleri 2013–11, 178–184.
N. Momigliano, A. Greaves, T. Hodos, B. Aksoy, 2011. “Çaltılar Survey Proje ct 2010/Çaltılar Yüzey Araştirma”, ANMED (Anadolou Akdenizi Arkeoloji Haberleri/News of Archaeology from Anatolia’s Mediterranean Areas 9, 159–163.
Stratigraphy
